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Thursday, July 16, 2015
UK’s Cameron speaks to Rouhani, says he wants to open mission
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn a series of tweets, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed an interest in reopening his country’s embassy in Tehran during a telephone conversation between the two leaders Thursday.
In phone call just now, #British PM @David_Cameron welcomed #IranDeal & Iran's constructive role in the negotiations.
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) July 16, 2015
expressed interest in reopening embassies & expansion of ties in the framework of mutual interest & respect + combating #terrorism in region
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) July 16, 2015
Plans to reopen Britain’s embassy in Tehran, which was stormed by protesters in 2011, were announced last year but progress has been slow.
The British government says the pair discussed how the “deal would pave the way for stronger relations, and about what that would mean in terms of bilateral relations and our aim to reopen the embassy.”
A spokesman said that during their 20-minute phone call, the British premier “welcomed the historic deal and underlined their respective commitments to delivering on it.”
— AFP
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